FKIE_CVE-2012-2118

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-05-18 22:55 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
Format string vulnerability in the LogVHdrMessageVerb function in os/log.c in X.Org X11 1.11 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an input device name.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/Patch
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150
secalert@redhat.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/10001/Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/18/8
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53150
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74930
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
x.org x11 1.11
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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